N.L. court rejects that 60-year claim can be used to dispute Crown land title

By Anosha Khan ( September 2, 2026, 3:24 PM EDT) -- The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled that a claimant cannot rely on 60 years of possession ending before 1977 to independently establish title against the Crown, holding that the province's 1976 land-law reforms govern the claim....